Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-20
DAILY HERALD.
THE RIVER BANKS.
Prcposttton TO Remove the '. r.
n. ug. Tracks Ihere.

PrcpositioR to Remove the s' r.
n. Hg. Tracks Ihere.
Lees than iortnig ght ago the property
owners along Alameda street AMI San
Pedro street petiiioned the City Cnaneii
70 nav sn amount equal 10 the amount
they would raise to the Southern raeiho
Railroad Company in consideration OIL
the renewal Of the tracks iron 'Aose
streets 10 the river. A committee con-
sistipg OF Mayor Workman ana Mr.
Reeed waited upon J. A. Fillmore, oil
the southern Pacific, and they reported
20 the City Council that Mr.. Fillmore
,sorid not make proposition, but
,,,sn,ea one to come from the city and
ths nroperty owners, aud then his CON-
100 xould consider it. The City
Eouncil did not see fit to make pro.
oosal. but called meeting OF
tae properly owners, VINO, An
t,,rn- APPOINTED committee to
vat upou MIR. Fillmore and see how
much the Southern Pacific wanted to
move the tracks. The proposition at
that time was to effect some arrange,
ment with the Atchison, Topeka ana
Santa Fe Railroad Company whereby
there might be established union de-
not of the two companies at the place
where the depot of the latter company
is now in course of construction. Ne
renorr has as vet been made by that
conmittee. but another proposition IS
now on foot. st the last meeting Of
the Citv Council petition from various
property owners on the east side OF the
river was received asking that the city
nav a portion OF the expense Of con-
etructinq levee from Also street to
First. rhis petition was referred to a
committee, which reported in favor OF
allowing s. per foot for levee from
Ais, street to Seventh. This
proposition was opposed by several
members of the Council, on the ground
shat the benefit which would occur
would accrue to the property owners
alone who had petitioned aud who
owned most of the property along the
river banks. After considerable discus
siop, City Attorney Daily suggested that
it be asceriained whether a roadway or
richt-of-way might not be obtained
along that distance for the use or the
CITY. This proposition met with favor,
and Committee was appointed Tor the
purpose of ascertaining whas could be
ione ia the matter. Surmising thai
there was more in this suggestion than
appeared on the surface, a HERALD rep.
resentative called On Mr.. Daily yesier'
day. and asked him what he thought
would be the benefit OF a roadway on
the other side of the river. Mf. DAILY
said that his idea in suggesting the mat.
ter was that ii might be possible to in
duce the Southern Pacific company tC
move It's tracks to that side of the river
If this could be accomplished then ths
problem would be solved. With the
Atehison, Topeka and Santa Fe on one
side of the river and the Southern Pacific
on the other, there would be DO NOR,
complaint from property owners, besides
ii the Southern Pacific were located oil
the river bank, the levee, il built, woult
hs kept in repair, aud would be watched
He hopet 10 be able to bring the COM
mitiee from the Council and the com
mittee from the property owners to-
gether, and by concerted action ri
amicsble arrangement could, perhaps
be made with the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company. Later yesterday after
noon Mayor Workman was seen, and h
raid that in his opinion the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company were short
sighted if they did not improve the op
portunity Of moving to the river bank
Ry doing so they would be freet
from the complaints so frequent now
besides the advantages of the move wer'
apparent. If that company did not taxi
advantage OF the opportunity, then there
was another railroad which would bs
there in little over twelve months. Ht
was certain that the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company would make Los Angelo:
its objective point, and in that case the
right Of way would be given to the com
papy on the other side of the river. Il
was only matter of time when the righ
of way on that side would be sought
after, and the first one to apply would
get il ami reap the advantage.